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"More than 80 organisations around the globe have called for two international
accreditation schemes to revoke sustainability certifications for salmon and
trout farmed in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour, with letters labelling the
certification “misleading”.
The letters to the Best Aquaculture Practices (Bap) and GlobalG.A.P schemes
come as federal and state government workshops are held in Hobart to determine
what urgent action is necessary to prevent the extinction of the critically
endangered Maugean skate, an ancient fish species found only in Macquarie
Harbour on Tasmania’s west coast.
It follows work by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (Imas) that
found the number of skate had fallen by nearly half in seven years, with
pollution from salmon farming a factor that had led to considerable changes to
the skate’s habitat.
Signatories from 17 countries sent the letters demanding both schemes withdraw
their certification, which they labelled “misleading”.
“Simply put, greenwashing the extinction of the Maugean skate is not ‘best
practice’ or ‘environmentally responsible’,” the letters say.
The signatories include conservation, animal welfare and community groups, such
as Canada’s sustainable seafood organisation SeaChoice and Australia’s Bob
Brown Foundation, as well as scientists and award-winning authors including
Richard Flanagan."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
